Synonyms of obesity

obesity

noun

ō-ˈbē-sə-tē 

as in fatness

the condition of having an excess of body fat

obesity has been linked to a number of health risks, such as heart disease

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fatness
• fat
• weight
• adiposity
• corpulence
• corpulency
• chubbiness
• plumpness
• rotundity
• pudginess
• fattiness
• fleshiness
• grossness
• embonpoint
• stoutness
• portliness
• heaviness
• pursiness
• bulkiness
• huskiness
• burliness
• endomorphy
• brawniness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thinness
• leanness
• slenderness
• slimness
• fitness
• reediness
• svelteness
• trimness
• skinniness
• weediness
• gauntness
• scrawniness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obesity

Doustdar said the company plans to diversify beyond its core areas of diabetes and obesity, including building out its portfolio within blood and endocrine disorders, liver disease and cardiovascular disease. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Some groups face higher risk, including infants, pregnant women, adults over 65 and people with conditions like diabetes, obesity or kidney disease. — Andrés Henao, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Testosterone, obesity, diet, and smoking have not been proven to directly cause prostate cancer. — Md Published, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2026

In clinical studies of people taking the medications for obesity, fat mass generally accounts for more of the lost weight than lean mass, Campbell pointed out. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026